South Africa vs United States of America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- South Africa
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 147,890 kt against 21,829 kt in South Africa, a difference of 126,061 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 6.8 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 16th of 232 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,394 kt | 179,859 kt | 175,465 kt | United States of America |
| 1970s | 6,032 kt | 233,307 kt | 227,275 kt | United States of America |
| 1980s | 8,206 kt | 244,472 kt | 236,265 kt | United States of America |
| 1990s | 11,860 kt | 222,272 kt | 210,413 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 15,412 kt | 162,036 kt | 146,623 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 19,581 kt | 140,857 kt | 121,276 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 21,357 kt | 146,641 kt | 125,284 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 147,890 kt against 21,829 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and United States of America?
- 126,061 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and United States of America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 16th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf